Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation

94 years ago with the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment, women won the right to vote. Now, a newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters will help show how. The letters were written by Anthony to her “most cherished young lieutenant” Rachel Foster Avery.

Spanning the years 1730 to 1917, the William Henry Seward Collection is the largest and most-consulted special collection in Rush Rhees Library.

As an exemplar of 1890s fine printing, The House Beautiful also is linked to the department's holdings in printing, publishing, the graphic arts, and illustrated books.